From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: Wrong Installation Link
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PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> In Chapter 1 Section 1 (Installation), the documentation is linking to
> Chapter 17 for installing postgresql, however that chapter is titled:
> "Installation from source" And the preceding Chapter states:
> "PostgreSQL is available in the form of binary packages for most common
> operating systems today. When available, this is the recommended way to
> install PostgreSQL for users of the system. Building from source (see
> Chapter 17) is only recommended for people developing PostgreSQL or
> extensions."

You're right, we should re-point that link at chapter 16.

Thumbing through the other references to the "installation" chapter,
I think we should also change the first one in runtime.sgml,
which is in the material about upgrading.  The other ones seem
fine as-is because they are talking about choices you might make
when building from source.

			regards, tom lane